1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 841c562991e8..2a99a0bf54f6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -104,9 +104,23 @@ static ssize_t nfsctl_transaction_write(struct file *file, const char __user *bu
         return rv;
 }
 
+static ssize_t nfsctl_transaction_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *pos)
+{
+        if (! file->private_data) {
+                /* An attempt to read a transaction file without writing
+                 * causes a 0-byte write so that the file can return
+                 * state information
+                 */
+                ssize_t rv = nfsctl_transaction_write(file, buf, 0, pos);
+                if (rv < 0)
+                        return rv;
+        }
+        return simple_transaction_read(file, buf, size, pos);
+}
+
 static struct file_operations transaction_ops = {
         .write          = nfsctl_transaction_write,
-        .read           = simple_transaction_read,
+        .read           = nfsctl_transaction_read,
         .release        = simple_transaction_release,
 };